Điện Biên Đông District (Huyện Điện Biên Đông)
Điện Biên Đông is a rural district of Điện Biên province in the Northwest region of Vietnam. The district is predominantly mountainous. The district was established in 1995.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 48,990. The district covers an area of 1,206 km². The district capital lies at Mường Luân, although the only town in the district is Điện Biên Đông.
The district lies in the southeastern part of Điện Biên Province, to the immediate southeast of Điện Biên Phủ City, south of Tuần Giáo district, east of Điện Biên district, north/northwest of Sốp Cộp district and west of Sông Mã district and Thuận Châu district in Sơn La province.
Điện Biên Đông is located at an average elevation of 900–1000 m. The land is dominated by many streams and mountains which account for 90% of natural land. The main river is the Nậm Mạ River which flows through the central part of the district. Điện Biên Đông has a tropical climate, influenced each year by two large air masses: the northern dry air, and the cold and hot humid air from the south. Average rainfall is from 1600–1700 mm, falling mostly in June, and the average temperature throughout the year is 22 degrees Celsius. The ethnic composition is as follows: Hmong (53.73%), Thai (32.06%), Lao (2.9%), Kho Mu (5.96%) and Sinh Mun (3.46%), with the remainder being minorities.
As of 2003 the district had a population of 48,990. The district covers an area of 1,206 km². The district capital lies at Mường Luân, although the only town in the district is Điện Biên Đông.
The district lies in the southeastern part of Điện Biên Province, to the immediate southeast of Điện Biên Phủ City, south of Tuần Giáo district, east of Điện Biên district, north/northwest of Sốp Cộp district and west of Sông Mã district and Thuận Châu district in Sơn La province.
Điện Biên Đông is located at an average elevation of 900–1000 m. The land is dominated by many streams and mountains which account for 90% of natural land. The main river is the Nậm Mạ River which flows through the central part of the district. Điện Biên Đông has a tropical climate, influenced each year by two large air masses: the northern dry air, and the cold and hot humid air from the south. Average rainfall is from 1600–1700 mm, falling mostly in June, and the average temperature throughout the year is 22 degrees Celsius. The ethnic composition is as follows: Hmong (53.73%), Thai (32.06%), Lao (2.9%), Kho Mu (5.96%) and Sinh Mun (3.46%), with the remainder being minorities.
Map - Điện Biên Đông District (Huyện Điện Biên Đông)
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Vietnam was inhabited by the Paleolithic age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the Red River Delta in modern-day northern Vietnam. The Han dynasty annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under Chinese rule from 111 BC, until the first dynasty emerged in 939. Successive monarchical dynasties absorbed Chinese influences through Confucianism and Buddhism, and expanded southward to the Mekong Delta, conquering Champa. The Nguyễn—the last imperial dynasty—surrendered to France in 1883. Following the August Revolution, the nationalist Viet Minh under the leadership of communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh proclaimed independence from France in 1945.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| VND | Vietnamese đồng | ₫ | 0 |
| ISO | Language |
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| KM | Central Khmer language |
| ZH | Chinese language |
| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |
| VI | Vietnamese language |